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23 For there was a [a]command from the [[b]Persian] king regarding the singers, as to their daily task.

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  1. Nehemiah 11:23 Some believe this refers to the regulations established by King David instead of the Persian king; however, Ezra 6:9, 10 records the fact that King Darius supplied appropriate items for sacrifice and requested daily prayers for “...the king and his sons.” Artaxerxes may have continued this practice.
  2. Nehemiah 11:23 Artaxerxes.

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